Legal Secretary - London, United Kingdom - Blue Pelican

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    Legal Secretary – Litigation

    Full time, permanent role

    Holborn, London

    Role is office based

    Salary up to £38,000 (DOE)

    My client is a law firm based in Holborn, and they're seeking an experienced litigation secretary to join their team. The firm have a friendly, energetic and collaborative culture and are a group of down to earth solicitors and legal professionals that genuinely come into the office, do their work and have a good laugh.

    You will be providing administrative support to several of the partners, so prior experience working as a litigation secretary is essential. There are 2 litigation secretaries currently in the team that support fee earners, but due to an increase in work, they need another secretary to support with the workload.

    Responsibilities

    • Document production – audiotyping, preparing, maintaining and organising legal files and documents
    • Telephone and email management
    • Scheduling & diarising deadlines and fee earners calendars
    • Assisting with trial preparation, including bundling
    • Conducting legal research and gathering relevant information for cases
    • Invoicing
    • Photocopying, scanning and dealing with post

    About you

    • Previous experience as a legal secretary or similar role
    • Strong knowledge of legal terminology and procedures within litigation